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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

.TAKOB E. KIRBERG, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO I-IENSEL-OOLLADAY COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

MACHINE FOR MAKING BRAIDS AND TRIMMINGS.

No. ceases.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 11, 1909.

Patented July 20, 1909.

Serial No. 471,647.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Jason E. Kmnnns, a

citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Machines for Making Braids and 'lrimmings, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification.

My invention relates to improvements in braiding machines and consists of means whereby certain of the 'acers or bobbinholders may be caused to remain station ary, for a predetermined length of time, while others of the racers or bobbin-holders are continually in motion when the machine is in operation.

It also consists of means for bringing the stationary racers or bobbin-holders into action when desired.

it further consists of means for preventing certain of the bobbin-holders from being carried beyond a predetermined point which would occur due to the momentum imparted thereto by the driving heads after the latter are rendered inoperative as described and illustrated in lily-application for a patent for improvement in braiding machines, Serial No. 4-4.8,510, filed August 14-, 1908.

It also consists of means for permitting the bobbin-holders that were rendered temporarily inoperative to move away from the stopping devices when said bobbinholders are brought into operation.

lt further consists of novel details of con struction all as will be hereinafter fully set forth Figure l is a side elevation of a portion of the machine. Fig. 2 is a plan view of certain of the parts seen in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan view of certain gear wheels employed, and also of a portion of the jacquard mechanism. Fig. 4% is a side elevation of certain portions of a clutch employed. Fig. 5 is a plan view of certain detached portions of the machine. Fig. (3 is a plan view of one of the slotted heads employed, and a gear wheel connected therewith, the same being on an enlarged scale. Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the slotted heads and gear wheel seen in Fig. 6 with the addition of certain detached portions of the machine. Fig. Sis a side elevation of certain of the parts seen in Fig. 7 and some of which are in different positions from the corresponding ones seen in Fig. 7. Fig. 9 is a side elevation, partly in section, of certain of the parts seen in Fig. 1. F l0, l1 and 12 are plan views of CQl'Lilill detached portions of the machine, on an enlarged scale. Fig. 13 is a partial side elevation and partial vertical section of certain detached portions of the machine, on an enlarged scale. Fig. 1a is a plan view of certain of the parts seen in Fig. 9. Fig. 15 is a. partial side elevation and partial vertical section of certain of the parts seen in Fig. 9, on an enlarged scale. Figs. 16 and 17 are side elevations of yarn carriers em ployed, on an enlarged scale. Fig. 18 is a plan view of a portion of the device on an enlarged scale showing the stopping device. Fig. 19 is a front elevation of the parts seen in Fig. 18. Figs. 20, 21., 22 and 23 are prospective views of detached portions of the stopping device.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

sary that certain of the racers or carriers may be caused to remain stationary for a predetermined length of time, and again placed in motion for a predetermined length of time while all the other racers or carriers are in motion continuously. My invention is designed to accomplish this, and in the drawings I have shown a construction which I have found in practice operates successfully, but it will be evident that other instrun'ientalities may be employed, and the arrangement of the parts may be *aried without departing from the spirit of my invention, and I do not therefore desire toibe limited in very instance to the exact construction as herein shown and described, but desire to make such changes as may he necessary.

1 designates the frame of the machine in which is journaled the driving shaft 2 to which is secured the driving pulley 3 partly around which is passed the driving belt 4 to which motion may be imparted from any convenient source.

Fast on the shaft 2 is a bevel gear wheel that meshes with a bevel gear wheel (3 fast on the shaft 7 journaled in the bearings 8 and 9 that are part of the frame 1 of the machine.

The shaft 7 has fast thereon a spur gear 10 that meshes with a gear wheel 11 loose on the shaft 12 and the object of which is hereinafter described.

The shaft 12 has fast thereon a gear wheel 13, see Figs 3 and at, it being noted that said gear wheel 11 is provided with a clutch member 1% that coacts with the clutch member 15 that is fitted on the shaft 12 and ca used to rotate in unison therewith by rea son of the feather 10 and may be moved up and down upon said shaft 12 by the lever 17 so as to bring said clutch member 15 into engagement with the clutch member 14 or else remove it therefrom as may be desired.

The gear wheel 13 meshes with a pinion 18 whereby motion may be imparted to the train of gearing consisting of the wheels 19 to 29 both inclusive and for a purpose hereinafter described, it being observed that said gear wheels 19 to 29 are fitted on their respective shafts 30 whose ends are fitted in the plates 31 and that are supported in the frame 1 of the machine.

The gear wheels 19, 20, 25 and 26 are secured to the slotted heads 33, 34, 35 and 36 respectively, which are known in the trade as drivers, while the gear wheels 21, 22, 23 and 2-1 have secured thereto the slotted heads 37, 38, 39 and 40, which are known in the trade as drivers, it being noted that these four latter are provided with recessed portions 411 for a purpose hereinafter described.

The gear wheel 29 is fast on the shaft see Figs. 1 and 3, and has connected therewith a bevel gear wheel 13 that is in mesh with the bevel gear wheel 414'- so as to impart motion to the shaft 45 and consequently to the eccentrics 16 and 17 provided, respectively, with the rods 618 and. 419 for a purpose hereinafter described.

The gear wheel 27 is fast on its shaft 30 to which latter is secured a worm 50 that meshes with the worm wheel 51 fast on the shaft 52 so as to impart motion thereto and consequently to the train of gearing consisting of the wheels 53, 5st, 55, 56 and 57 whereupon motion is imparted to the take-up rolls 58 in the usual manner, it being noted that said shaft 30 provided with a crank 58* whereby the machine may be operated by hand when desired. The gear wheels 51. 53, 54, 55, 50 and 57 are journaled in the standards 59 that are part of the frame 1 of the machine.

Journaled in standards 60, secured to the plate 32, is a shaft 61 on which is fitted a sleeve 62 provided. with an arm 03 in which is fitted the upper portion of the eccentric rod 49 whereby a rocking motion may be imparted to said sleeve and consequently to the arms Get that project therefrom, it being noted that said arms 64 support a blade ()5 that rises and lowers in unison with the rocking motion of the sleeve 62.

Supported by the standards 60 is a plate (36, see lower right hand portions of Figs. 1 and 9, upon which rests the U shaped rod (37 that is provided with the hooks (l8 and (39 for a purpose hereinafter described. The point of the hook 09, normally, bears against the plate 70, which is on the standard (30, as best seen in Fig. 9.

The upper portions of the U shaped rod (37 are connected with a needle or rod 71 that is guided in the plates and '72 so a to freely slide therein for a purpose hereinafter described, it being noted that said needle 71 is normally retained in its forward position by the spring 73.

The eccentric rod 48 is connected to a 1' ck arm 74 that is fast on a shaft 7 ournaled in the brackets 76 that project from the standards 60. The shaft has fast thereon a rock arm 77 similar .to the arm 7 1 and these two latter support the journals of the jacquard cylinder 78 partly around which is passed the chain of cards 79 and 80, the former of which are perforated as at 81 while the latter are left solid for a purpose hereinafter described, it being noted that said perforations 81 are in alinement with the needle 71. The cylinder 78 is provided with projections 82, as best seen in Fig. 15, and with the perforations 83 the object of which is hereinafter described. The sleeve 62 has connected therewith one end of a rod 8-1; whose opposite end is provided with a hook 85 that is adapted to engage, at certain times, the projection 82 that lies in its path so as to rotate the cylinder 78 on its journals, for a purpose hereinafter described. The chain of cards 79 and 80 passed partly around the roller 86 that is supported on a bracket 87 carried by rock arm 7st.

The lower portion of the U shaped rod 67 has connected thereto one end of a link 83 whose opposite end is secured at 89 to a bell crank lever 90, fulcrumed at 91 to any convenient point of the machine. Pivoted at 92 to the bell crank lever 90, see Fig. 14:, is a link 93 whose opposite end is pivoted at- .9 1 to a lever 95 fulcrumed at 96 to any convenient point of the machine. The lever 95 has pivoted thereto at 97 one end of a link 98 whose opposite end is secured at 99 to an arm 100 that projects from a casing 101 that has j ournaled therein the rollers 102, see Fig. 10.

The casing 101 supports a disk 103 provided with the inclined faces 104:,- see Figs. 11 and 13, that coact with the rollers 102 in a manner hereinafter described, it being noted that said disk 103 has rising therefrom the rod 105 that supports a plate 106 as best seen in Fig. 13. The disk 103 seen in Fig. 11

is in an inverted position or, in other words, is turned upside down so as to illustrate the inclined faces 10-1 on its underside.

The plate 106 has secured thereto the shafts 30 on which are fitted the slotted heads 37, 38, 39 and 10 and also their respective gear wheels 21, 29., 23 and 2 1 so that said slotted heads and gear wheels rise and fall in unison with the up and down movements of the plate 106 as hereinafter described. The casing 101 rests upon a disk 107 secured to a. rod 108 that is suspended from the plate 32 as will be understood from Figs. 1 and 9.

Thebobbin-holders, carriers or racers 109 are provided at their lower extremities with the studs or pins 110, see Figs. 1 and 17, while the bobbin-holders, carriers or racers 111, seen in Figs. 1., 7, 8 and 16 are provided at their lower extremities with the studs or pins 112, it being noted that the studs 110 are longer than the studs 1152 for a purpose hereinafter described.

The plate 31 is provided with the ace rings 113 and 11 1-, see Fig. 2, in which are guided the bobbin-holders 100 and 111 in the usual manner. Qtising from the plate 31 are the hollow needle posts 115 of usual con struction and through which passes the warp threads 110 in the usual way and which is employed in making the loops at the edge of the braid. Rising from the plate 81 is a post 117 that dapted to srupport the guide 118 for the various threads employed in the construction of the braid.

it is apparent that the cagiiacity of the macl' ine may be increased by an addition of bobbin-holders and slotted heads or wings and an extension or increase in the number of race rings without departing fron'i the spirit of my invention, and therefore, I do not limit myself to the number of these parts, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

The operation is as followsz 'lhe yarn from the various bobbins 119 are passed through the guide 118 and from the latter to the takeup rolls 58, after which the crank 58 operated whereupon motion is inlparted to the machine, it being evident that, if desired, the machine may be driven to other means than by hand power. Assu1ning that the pulley 3 is rotating it is :p* parent that motion is imparted to the shaft 2 and consequently to the bevel gear wheels 5 and t3 and the spur gear 10, whereupon motion is transmitted to all the gear wheels tl'lroughout the system including the worm 50, seen in Fig. 1. The revolutions of certain of these gear wheels transmit motion to their respective slotted heads and consequently to the bobbinsholders 109 and 11.1 whose studs 110 and 112, respectively, are in engagement with said slotted heads, thereby causing the bobbin-holders to travel around in the guide rings 113 and 1141-. The studs 110 are of sidiicient length to be acted upon by the slotted heads 33 to 4:0, both inclusive, while the machine is in operation whereupon it is evident that the bobbin-holders 100 are caused to travel in the race rings 113 and 114:. in the case of the bobbinholders 111, this is somewhat different. It will be noted on referring to Fig. 1 that the studs 1152 that depend upon the bobbin-helders, by reason of their length, are out of the path of the rotating slotted heads 37, 38, Eli) and 40 con sequently said bobbin-holders renlain stationarj' The card cylinder 78 is brought to and away from the needle 71 once to each revolutioiti of the driving pulley 3. When one, if a solid card 80 is brought up to the needle 71, the latter is pushed back and with it the book 08 so that when the blade 35 is elevated by the rocking of the arms (3-1, due to the action of the eccentric 116, its red 4:9 and the arm (33, no motion is imparted to the ll shaped rod 07 and its adjuncts. When the cylinder 78 has reached a certain point in its travel toward the needle 71, the

hook 85 drops and lies in the path of a projection (in the return or outward more meat of the cylinder the hook 85 is brought into engagement with a projection and consequently iinparts one fourth of a revolution to said cylinder so as to bring another card, which may be either, or 80 in a position to be presented to the needle 71 in the manner hereinbefore described. lVhen several cards 80 follow each other in succession the spool-holders 111 remain stationary while the spool-holders 109 are traveling in the race rings 113 and 11 1:. When a perforated card 79 however is brought up to the needle 71, in the manner already explained, the perforation 81 therein receives the needle 71 and permits the latter to remain in its normal position as seen in Figs. 1, 9 and 15, it being noted that the needle 71 also enters an opening 83 in the cylinder 78 and that the perforation 81 and opening 83 are in alinement with each other. lVhen the blade (35 is elevated, as hereinbefore described, said blade engages the hook (i8 and lifts the U shaped. bar 07 and link 88 whereupon the bell-crank lever 9 is turned upon its fulcrum 91 and thus exerts a pull on the rod 93 which latter in its turn causes the lever 95 to move in the direction indicated by the arrow in F 1st, whereupon the arm 100 turns the casing 101 in the direction indicated by the arrow in .liig. 10. This will reuse the rollers 102 to pass under the inclined faces 10-1 in the dish 103 and elevate the latter and consequently the rods 105 and plate 100 and the gear wheela and slotted heads supported on said plate.

In Fig. 7, the parts seen therein are in &

their normal positions and correspond to those of the similar parts seen in Fig. 1, it being noted that the studs 112 are out of the path of the slotted heads 37, 38, 39 and 40. Vhenever av perforated card 79 is brought up to the needle 71, said needle enters a perforation 81 in said card and an opening 83 in the cylinder 78 as before explained, whereupon the U bar 67 is eleated and lifts the plate 106 and the several parts supported thereon. The slotted heads 37', 39 and 10 are then brought into their operative positions, one of said heads, viz. the head 38, seen in Fig. 8, being now in the position it occupies when the U shaped rod 67 is elevated. hen the hook 69 reaches a point above the top edge of the plate 70, due to the upward movement of the U shaped rod 67, the spring 73 ex pands and moves said rod forward and causes the hook 69 to engage the plate 70 and thus retain the rod 67 in its elevated position, whereupon the slotted heads 37, 38, and 10 impart motion to the bobbinholders 111 so that these latter are brought into action with the bobbin-holders 109 and move around the ring 11%. lVhen several cards 7 9 follow each other in succession, the bobbin-holders 111 remain in action during two or more revolutions of the driving pulley 3 or as many as may be desired.

W hen a solid card 80 is brought up to the needle 71 it pushes the latter against the resistance of the spring 73 and moves the hook 69 from its engagement with the plate 70 whereupon the weight of the plate 106 and the parts supported thereon depress the disk 103 and cause its inclined faces 10a to return the rollers 102 to their normal position, as seen in Fig. 13, the several parts then occupying the positions seen in Figs. 1 and 9, whereupon the bobbin-holders 111 are no longer acted upon by the slotted heads 37, 38, 3:) and 410 and consequently remain stationary.

It is apparent that a great variety of designs of braids may be produced by changing the order or arrangement of the cards 7 9 and 80.

hen it is desired to stop the machine, the operator depresses the handle 120 of the lever 17, whereupon the clutch members 141- and 15 are brought into engagement with each other and the operation hereinbefore described is repeated.

The object of the curved recessed portions 11 in slotted heads 37, 38, 39 and 10 is to permit said heads to be raised, as hereinbefore described, while the same are rotating and without bringing any portion thereof in contact with a stud 112 until a wall 123 in said boa ds iscaused to abut against said stud 41 did not exist, or in other words, if the heads 37, 38, 39 and 4-0 were of uniform thickness, certain portions of the upper surface of said heads might strike the lowermost portions of the studs 112 before a slot in said heads is in proper position to receive a stud whereupon injury to the machine might occur.

Having now described the operation of the bobbin-holders 1 will describe the means for stopping certain of the bobbin-holders within the race way, said means serving to prevent the improper movement of the bobbin-holders when the same are released from action but permitting free movement thereof when in connection with the operating mechanism.

Secured to the top plate 31 and within the race way 11.3 are the members 12 1 to each of which is pivoted at 125 a hinged member 126 provided with a projecting portion or finger 127, see more particularly Fig. 19. Rising from the plate 31 is a standard or post 128 to which is secured in any suitable manner, in the present instance, by means of the set screw 129, a collar 130 to which is connected one end of a coiled spring 131, which, in the present instance, encircles said post 128 and has its opposite end secured at 32 to a ring 133 loosely fitted on the post 128 so as to turn thereon when required. The ring is provided with wings or projecting members 13% adapted to coact at the proper time with members 135 carried by bobbinholders 111 for a purpose to be hereinafter described. The said bobbin-holders 111 are furthermore provided with a projecting member 136 adapted to cooperate with the projecting portion 127 of the member 126 for a purpose to be hereinafter described.

137 designates a spring or finger, one end of which abuts the hinge member 126 and the other of which abuts a fixed point and said finger 137 being adapted to return the said member 127 to its normal position as will be hereinafter described.

The operation of the parts just described is as follows: Assuming that the bobbinholders 111 are in suitable connect-ion with the operating mechanism previously described and are moving in the ring 11% in the direction indicated by the arrow (0, it will be understood that when the projecting .iember 136 on one of the bobbin-holders is brought into contact with the portion 127 of the hinged member 126. that said member 136 will raise or lift the portion 127 and will pass beneath the same without stopping the iiiovcmentof the bobbin-holders 111 and when the member 135 on the bobbin-holders 111 strikes or contacts with the projecting wing 134: on the ring 133, the said ring 133 tion of the ring being permitted by the action of the spring 131. From this it will be understood that while the bobbin-holders are in connection with the operating mechanism the same can pass freely around the race ring 114:. Then, however, it is desired to stop the bobbin-holders within the race ring 113 the operating mechanism is released from said bobbin-holders 111 as previously described at substantially the point where the bobbin-holders are shown in Fig. 18, it being understood that in this instance the projection 136 raises or lifts the projecting portion 127 and passes the same andiby action of the spring finger 137 the said projecting portion 127 is immediately returned to its normal position, that is, back of the eX- tension 136, so that the improper movement of the bobbin-holders 111 in that direction is prevented. At the same time the projecting portion 135 will strike the extension or wing 131- and as there is no force to overcome the tension of the spring 131, the bobbin-holders will positively stop at the points indicated within the race-ring and the figure spools carried by the bobbin-holders will be Within the race-ring 113 at certain times and for a predetermined length of time which may vary according to the design of the fabric or braid manufactured. In this way the figure silk or thread is concealed from view at both back and front of the fabric or braid be tween the points where the figure is shown.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:- a

1. In a braiding machine, carriers in groups, unitary means whereby certain of said groups of carriers may be thrown as a whole into or out of operation, and means for stopping said carriers at a predetermined point.

2. In a braiding machine carriers in groups, unitary means whereby certain of said groups of carriers may be thrown as a whole into or out of operation within a raceway, and means for stopping said certain of said groups of carriers at this point.

In a braiding machine, carriers in groups, means for operating one of said groups continuously, means whereby the other group of carriers may be thrown as a whole into or out of operation within a raceway, and means permitting movement of said second group of carriers when in operative position and adapted to stop said carriers at a predetermined point.

a. In a braiding machine, a set of carriers having operating pins, means for operating said carriers, a second set of carriers having operating pins of shorter length than those of the first mentioned set of carriers, means normally out of engagement with the shorter pins and adapted at predetermined times to be actuated in order to engage with said shorter pins, and means for stopping said second set of carriers when said operating means is disengaged there from.

In a braiding machine, a set of carriers having operating pins, means for operating said carriers, 21 second set of carriers having operating pins of shorter length than those of the first mentioned set of carriers, means normally out of engagement with the shorter pins and adapted at predetermined times to be actuated in order to engage with said shorter pins and means for stopping said second set of carriers within the race-way when said operating means is disengaged therefrom.

(i. In a. braiding machine, a set of carriers having operating pins, slotted heads for operating the same, means for actuating said heads, a second set ofcarriers, operatii'ig pins therein, of shorter length than the pins of said first mentioned set, slotted heads engaging the pins of said first mentioned carriers and adapted to be moved into engagement with the said shorter pins, and means for stopping said second set of carriers within the race-way.

7. In a braiding machine, a set of carriers having operating pins, slotted heads for operating the same, means for actuating said heads, a second set of carriers, operating pins thereon of shorter length than the pins of said first mentioned set, slotted heads en gaging the pins of the first mentioned earriers and normally out of engagement with the shorter pins, means for 'aising said second mentioned set of heads whereby they engage said shorter pins, and means for stopping said second set of carriers within the race-way.

8. In a braiding machine, a set of carriers having operating pins, slotted heads for operating the same, means for actuating said heads, a second set of carriers, operating pins thereon of shorter length than the pins of said first mentioned set, slotted heads engaging the pins of the first mentioned carriers and normally out of engagement with the shorter pins, means for raisin said second mentioned set of heads whereby they engage said shorter pins, means for operating said second mentioned slotted heads in their raised or lowered position, and means for stopping said second set of carriers within the raceway.

9. In a braiding machine, a plurality of carriers with operating pins, a plurality of carriers with shorter operating pins, a plu rality of slotted heads all of which engage the ope. 'ating pins of the first set of carriers, means for raising certain of said heads for 1 carriers with operating pins, a plurality of engaging the shorter pins, and means for I means for raising certain of said heads for stopping said second set of carriers Within ei'igaging the shorter pins, means for aciuat- 1"; the raceway. ing said heads, and means for stopping said 10. In a braiding machine, a plurality of second set of carriers Within the race-Way. JAKOB KIRBERG. Vitnesses:

C. D. MQVAY, W. E. RENKENBAGII.

carriers with shorter operating pins, a plurality of slotted heads all of which engage the operating pins of thelirst setof carriers, 

